In fact, I stumbled upon a fake TPA3118!
Next time I know where I can buy a real one.
Next time I know where I can buy a real one.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: aion on September 01, 2023, 01:57:46 PM
I see them pretty often on eBay, though they come and go. Small Bear has some sets as well, but they're extremely expensive and international shipping is a lot.
However - for a Fuzz Factory in particular, I would really not be too concerned at all. It absolutely brutalizes the transistors in a way that makes the type & specs fairly unimportant. Selected sets are definitely worthwhile in a Fuzz Face or Tone Bender, but IMO not so much in a Fuzz Factory.
Quote from: groovy_guy on July 03, 2023, 10:20:47 AM
Thanks for the advice. I finally worked out the issue. I bloody used 10k resistors instead of 100k for R5 and R9! Swapped them out and it now works perfectly with no smoke